Description of the Host Property: The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay is a luxury spa resort in Half Moon Bay, California. Our resort is close to Elephant Seal Preserve, Art Museum, and many more attractions. With two distinct guest room experiences from the guest houses to our main building, the hotel highlights the beauty of the Northern California Pacific coast with modern and elegant decor.

Description of the Training: Step into the kitchen of a world-leading luxury hotel/resort and learn from the best chefs in the American hospitality industry at the Ritz-Carlton Hotels and Resorts. Through the J-1 hospitality internship or traineeship program, you will rotate to different stations, acquiring the skills and techniques necessary to take the culinary world by storm.

This rotational program is designed to give you exposure to the international hospitality industry and give you the experience needed to excel in your career when you return to your home country.

ITN & ODYSSEY All-Inclusive Program: Unlike most J-1 Program providers, a regional ITN representative will guide you through a streamlined registration process, thanks to ITN and ODYSSEY’s all-inclusive approach. ITN and ODYSSEY will be on hand to provide you with the very best personalized service from the time that you arrive in the United States until your departure from the United States upon completion of your program.

Description of the Location: Half Moon Bay boasts the best of Northern California's San Francisco Bay Area in all in one place. With a vast and diverse landscape that encompasses miles of wide sandy beaches, lush blufftop meadows, and rolling forested hills, there is plenty to explore. It is also a classic small northern California coastal town with a cute, historic downtown. It’s known for growing Christmas trees, pumpkins, cut flowers, brussel sprouts and artichokes.

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